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Illegal indulgence during the annual Halloween block party on the streets of downtown Athens led
to more than 100 arrests.

The yearly party focused along Court Street and the adjacent Ohio University campus features
thousands of students and others in costumes — and plenty of drinking.

Athens police reported 45 arrests, mostly alcohol-related, on Saturday evening and early
yesterday, including one for assaulting a police horse. Campus police today reported they made 44
arrests over the weekend. A separate figure was not available for Saturday.

The Ohio Investigative Unit, which enforces alcohol laws, cited or arrested 55 people for
offenses such as underage drinking on Saturday, after 35 were cited Friday evening.

City police reported arresting 13 OU students, 13 from other colleges and 19 non-students during
the Halloween bash.

Athens firefighters were not summoned to any fires during the event, while ambulance crews
responded to 53 calls for assistance, police said.

Last year, Athens and campus police arrested 80 people and investigative unit agents cited 74
people for violations.